I picked up Alan Bennett’s Writing Home last night. It was first published about ten years ago. I remember reading the reviews, and even seeing it in a Waterstone’s in Cork at one point. But I never read it, and now I realise this was a big mistake. Luckily, it’s just been reissued (and updated) […]
A post by Henry Farrell reminds me of a question: When at your local Borders Bookstore, is it worse to be a philosopher and find the Metaphysics section stocked mostly with books by David Icke, or a sociologist and find the Sociology section stocked with books by Ann Coulter? There’s not much to choose. My […]
In his continuing coverage of l’affaire Lott, Mark Kleiman asks: if the Ayres and Donohue statistical results showing a mild “more guns, more crime” effect were correct, what mechanism might account for that effect?
That would be the trigger mechanism.
Congratulations to Iain J. Coleman, who yesterday won election to the Cambridge City Council, representing the Romney ward. Iain’s a Liberal Democrat and picked up the seat from the Labour incumbent. On to Westminster! Now we just need to get Jim Capozzola elected as Senator for Pennsylvania.
Congratulations to Iain J. Coleman, who yesterday won election in the Romney ward of Cambridge City Council. Iain’s a Liberal Democrat and picked up the seat from the Labour incumbent. On to Westminster! Now we just need to get Jim Capozzola elected as Senator for Pennsylvania.
Brad DeLong questions my motives for becoming a sociologist, and all because I seemed to pine for the days before Human Subjects Review when all kinds of fun experiments were possible
I’m reminded of the episode of the Simpsons where Lisa wins some money and wants to give it away to the best cause. She solicits […]
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